LAKE HAVASU, Ariz. -- Shotaro Ban of San Jose, Calif., came out victorious at the Junior All-Star at LakeHavasu by sinking a 25-foot putt on the first playoff hole on Friday. Brittany Mai of Poway, Calif., won her final Junior All-Star event on the fourth playoff hole with a three day total of 2-under-par 214, one day before her sixteenth birthday.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Junior All-Star at LakeHavasu was a 54-hole stroke play event held at The Refuge Golf Club. The tournament field featured 44 boys and 22 girls, ages 12-15, from ten states, Canada and Mexico. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,835 yards, while the Girls Division played at 5,822 yards.

The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series is a collection of 11 events specifically designed for boys and girls ages 12-15 and presents opportunities for younger members to develop their skills and earn entry into Open tournaments. Juniors are limited to a maximum combination of five AJGA Open and Junior All-Stars Series events during a calendar year. The series concludes with the Junior All-Star Invitational over Columbus Day weekend for winners and top finishers in the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series events.

Ban began the day four shots ahead of first-round leader Robert Palacios of Chino Hills, Calif., but Palacios made a charge and tied things up heading into the back nine. Still tied going into No. 16, Ban hit an amazing 3-wood from the right rough to ten feet for eagle, which he made, to take a two shot lead into the final two holes. Standing on the 18th tee all Ban had to do was make bogey. After hitting his tee shot left in a bush, he was forced to take an unplayable and eventually made a six-foot putt for doublebogey to force a playoff. On the first playoff hole Palacios left it short of the green on his second shot. His chip lipped out of the hole, which left the door open for Ban who was 25 feet above the hole. Ban stood up with confidence and drained the putt to take home victory.

"It was a right to left putt straight down the hill," he said. "I knew it was in when it was about ten feet from the hole."

Palacios lost on the first hole of the sudden death playoff to claim second, finishing 8-under-par 208. Troix Tonkham of Arleta, Calif., shot a final round 5-under-par 67 to jump to third with a 7-under-par 209 total. Ki Taek Lee of Redlands, Calif., Li Wang of Sammamish, Wash., and Zachary Wright of Phoenix, Ariz., tied for fourth place each with a three day total of 5-under-par 211.

In the Girls Division, Mai started the day two shots back of second round leader Alexandra Kaui of Henderson, Nev., She remained two shots behind with three holes to play but managed to birdie Nos. 16 and 17 to force a playoff. After an intense four hole playoff Mai stood victorious.

"It was an amazing experience to win," Mai said. "I turn 16 tomorrow so this will be my last Junior All-Star.

Kaui who lost on the fourth playoff hole took second finishing with a three day total of 2- under-par 214. Taylor Kim of Surrey, Canada, shot 5-over-par 221 to finish in third.

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest Association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.

Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.

AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 350 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.

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GARY GILCHRIST GOLF ACADEMY, a full-time junior golf training and development program, enters its first year as an Official Partner of the AJGA. The partnership features an endowment of an AJGA Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant and the naming rights to the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series, which provides juniors access to national competitive golf opportunities.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Final results from the Junior All-Star at Lake Havasu conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The Refuge Golf Club.

Par: Boys: 37-35—72; Girls: 37-35—72.
Yardage: Boys: 6,835; Girls: 5,822.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 71.8/129; Girls: 73.6/126.

BOYS DIVISION
* Shotaro Ban, San Jose, Calif. 69-65-74—208
Robert Palacios, Chino Hills, Calif. 67-71-70—208
Troix Tonkham, Arleta, Calif. 71-71-67—209
Ki Taek Lee, Redlands, Calif. 70-69-72—211
Li Wang, Sammamish, Wash. 68-73-70—211
Zachary Wright, Phoenix, Ariz. 69-69-73—211
Andrew Gunn, Tucson, Ariz. 68-74-72—214
Walker Huddy, Studio City, Calif. 70-70-76—216
Brett Wilson, Mesa, Ariz. 72-73-73—218
Peter Kyo Won Koo, Chandler, Ariz. 72-75-71—218
Beau Hossler, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. 75-72-72—219
Andre Vu, Fountain Valley, Calif. 75-68-77—220
Brandon Mai, Poway, Calif. 74-74-75—223
Lawrence Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. 78-72-74—224
Christopher Macasaet, Rancho Murieta, Calif. 74-76-74—224
Colton Estevez, Phoenix, Ariz. 73-76-75—224
Nicolo Galletti, Clayton, Calif. 71-79-75—225
Aaron Kunitomo, Lahaina, Hawaii 77-72-76—225
George Cunningham, Phoenix, Ariz. 76-74-76—226
Scott Scheffler, Dallas, Texas 75-79-72—226
Jacob Knapp, Costa Mesa, Calif. 71-79-77—227
Colton West, Mesa, Ariz. 81-70-76—227
Kolton Lapa, Mesa, Ariz. 75-77-75—227
Ben Doyle, San Diego, Calif. 76-78-73—227
Kale Davidson, Peoria, Ariz. 75-81-71—227
Henry Cunningham, Phoenix, Ariz. 77-73-78—228
Daniel Frantz, Red Bluff, Calif. 78-73-77—228
Grady Bourguignon, Yuma, Ariz. 79-72-77—228
Danny Ochoa, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 74-74-80—228
Kalena Preus, Honolulu, Hawaii 75-76-78—229
Wyatt Robson, Ada, Okla. 82-72-75—229
Phillip Rosengarden, Irving, Texas 76-76-78—230
Cody Mcmanus, Phoenix, Ariz. 76-78-76—230
Jefferson Yee, Honolulu, Hawaii 78-76-77—231
Blake Cannon, Phoenix, Ariz. 75-81-77—233
Daniel Jaramillo, Bradenton, Fla. 76-76-82—234
Randy Ross, Phoenix, Ariz. 76-78-80—234
Chase Dinsmore, Ladera Ranch, Calif. 74-84-80—238
Remec Carlson, Porter Ranch, Calif. 83-79-76—238
Robert Eyvazzadeh, Pebble Beach, Calif. 81-79-82—242
Grant Denbrock, Tucson, Ariz. 83-87-77—247
Grant Lawrence, Brentwood, Tenn. 81-94-77—252
Michael Phan, Newport Coast, Calif. 81-92-91—264
Edward Kwon, Chandler, Ariz. 80-79 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION
* Brittany Mai, Poway, Calif. 68-75-71—214
Alexandra Kaui, Henderson, Nev. 72-69-73—214
Taylor Kim, Surrey, Canada 71-73-77—221
Bethany Wu, Diamond Bar, Calif. 74-74-75—223
Alexa Schendelman, Gilbert, Ariz. 73-72-79—224
Grace Chua, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 73-73-81—227
Jennifer Dilger, Palmdale, Calif. 75-74-80—229
Aliea Clark, Carlsbad, Calif. 79-74-76—229
Sarah Schmelzel, Phoenix, Ariz. 81-72-77—230
Ana Ruiz, Chihuahua, Mexico 75-77-78—230
Kendall Dusenberry, Newhall, Calif. 79-74-78—231
Alix Kong, West Vancouver, Canada 74-76-81—231
Kimberly Santiago, Lynnwood, Wash. 79-74-81—234
Paige Lee, Folsom, Calif. 75-80-81—236
Jordanne Barr, Bakersfield, Calif. 76-78-83—237
Robynn Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. 80-81-76—237
Lily Bartell, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 83-75-81—239
Cheryl Chua, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 80-79-80—239
Jennifer Yu, Laguna Hills, Calif. 78-81-85—244
Cherie Chua, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 78-82-84—244
Monica Phan, Newport Coast, Calif. 84-95-83—262
Stephanie Lau, Fullerton, Calif. 85-87-92—264

* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
** JWD=Justified WD